Disposagle bib



Fe%. 26, 1957 2,782,42U

E. D. BARAGER DISPOSABLE BIB Filed Sept. 25, 1955 INVENTOR ETHEL D. BARAGER ATTORNEYS DISPOSABLE BIB Ethel D. Barager, Bufialo, N. Y. Application September 23, 1953, Serial No. 331,918

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-49) ventional bibs must be laundered after each use, thus adding considerable expense in the particular business or profession. 1

lt is,'therefore, an object of this invention to over: come the disadvantages now existing with respectto con; ventional fabric bibsvand to improve disposable bibs heretofore used,, by providing a disposable bib of thin sheetmaterial having a unique construction whichfacilb tates manufacture and use of the bib.

It is an objectio'f' this inventionfi'among other things, to provide a bib which is preferably made of absorbent paper or other form of paper used ordinarily for napkins,

towels and the like" whereby the bib may be discarded after each use as'are paper towels or napkins.

'Still another 'object'ofthis invention is to provide a bib which can beeasily and'economically manufactured from a single sheetof flan folded, stacked or rolled material and-which utilizes substantially all of the sheet without any waste. 1 r :j Another object of the present invention is to provide an improvement in means "for securing" the bib"about the neck of the wearer.

In attaining these objects the invention contemplates slitting and striking from the sheet of material securing means including tab-like portions thereof and forming a portion foldable over the chest area of the bib. The I invention further contemplates a unique disposition on the surface of the sheet material, of cohesive bonding material with relation to the tab-like portions.

Another feature of the invention resides in the formation of a pocket at one end of the bib and disposed vertically below the neck opening of the bib by folding the lower transverse edge of the body sheet upwardly and then securing the two outer longitudinal ends of the folded transverse edge to the front of the body sheet inwardly of the longitudinal edges of the body sheet. Moreover, the invention contemplates a unique arrangement of cohesive material on the body sheet so as to provide means for securing the upwardly folded portion of the sheet to form the pocket.

Further objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent as the following description proceeds.

Without intending to limit the scope of the invention, the features of novelty which characterize the invention are described hereinafter with particularity and are set forth in the claim annexed to and forming a part of this specification.

In accordance with the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective plan view of a bib made in accordance with the present invention; 1

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view in perspective of the bib as it will appear when worn;

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the bib taken along lines 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the securing means on enlarged scale; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of the bottom portion of the bib showing the novel construction of the pocket formed thereon.

The bib as shown in Figure 1 is made from the rectangular body sheet 10 of absorbent paper having parallel longitudinal edges 11 and 11 and parallel transverse edges 12 and 12', although it will be understood that the bib can be made of any suitable low cost flexible sheet material and can be shaped as desired from individual sheets or from pads or rolls of such material.

The body 10 is provided with a perforation or cut 13 having a straight slit or perforation 14 extending in-. wardly from the center of the transverse edge 12 of the bib and curved slits or perforations 15 and 16 continuing laterally and downwardly in opposite directions from straight slit 1% in an arcuate path to define a partially cut-outtab 17 attached to the body sheet 11 by a con; necting portion 18. When the tab 17 is folded outwardly, as shown in Fig. 2 (or, if preferred, folded inwardly), a neck opening 19 is formed in .tl 1e., body, sheet, while the folded tab 17 assures a second layer of absorbent paper over the area of the bib closest to the wearers mouth and which will absorb most oflthcl quitl or moist food which may drip upon it,

The slit 14 divides the body sheet 10above the neck opening 19, and together with slits 15 and 16 defines two symmetrical neck-encircling elements 21' and 21. Lo oated on one side of the slit 14 and in the neck-encircling element 21' is a U-shaped perforation or slit 22 having the sides of the slit disposed substantially parallel to the transverse edge 12 of the bib, and ending short ,of'the slit 14 to forms. cut-out flap 23, and having a connect-i ing portion 24 by which tl1e.,flap, remains 'intactiwith respect to member 21. Although the. slit 22 'has'heen shown as U-shaped, it may be of any configuration de sired; The impdrtantfeature is thattafiap. 23$ isifo'ruied which is long enough to be foldable back over connecting portion 24 to bridge the slit 14, as shown in Fig. 2. The location of the cohesive material with respect to flap 23 and neck-encircling element 21 is an important feature of the present invention. Thus, a first cohesive layer 25 is affixed to the upper surface of the flap 23 as viewed in Figs. 1 and 4, and a second cohesive layer 25 is affixed to the upper surface of member 21 so that the cohesive layer 25 on flap 23 is brought into registry with cohesive layer 25' on member 21 when the flap 23 is folded back over connecting portion 24 to bridge the slit 14.

In using the bib of Fig. l, the tab 17 which is partially cut out, is folded outwardly (or inwardly) and downwardly to form a neck opening 19. The members 21 and 21 are brought together substantially edge-to-edge or slightly overlapping the wearers neck, and the members are secured together as flap 23 is folded back over connecting portion 24, bridging slit 14 and bringing the cohesive layers 25 and 25' on the flap 23 and member 21, respectively, into registry and forming a substantially permanent bond as shown in detail in Figure 4. Flap 23 may be of such length as to bridge a gap of considerable width between the edges of members 21 and 21' when, for example, the neck of the wearer requires a substantially larger opening than that which is provided when members 21 and 21 are in abutting relationship.

If an adhesive layer is employed to secure the flap 23 to member 2l, the adhesive may be applied to both the flap 23 and member 21 or it may be applied solely to either the flap 23 or to the area of the body sheet covered by the folded flap, in either of which cases a satisfactory bond is provided. In the preferred form of the invention, however, a cohesive material bonding only to itself is applied to the bib in the manner and on the areas described. This embodiment of the invention is advantageous in that it enables the bibs to be stacked or rolled for storage or shipping without sticking together. Moreover, use of a cohesive layer on the flap 23 and the members 21, 21 results in a bib which is more sanitary and more easily secured by the mere folding back of the flap to bridge the slit 14.

The absorbent material of the bib may be satisfactory to catch any liquid which may drip, but it will not absorb particles, such as crumbs, etc. and prevent their falling onto the wearers clothing or the floor. To catch these particles, a pocket 26 is formed in the bib by folding upwardly the bottom transverse edge 12 of the body sheet 10 along a fold line 27 substantially parallel to the bottom transverse edge 21' as illustrated in Figures 2, 3 and 5. To ensure that at least the center portion of the pocket 26 thus formed is held in an open position, two layers of cohesive material 28, 28', shown in a substantially triangular or diamond configuration in Fig. 1, are placed upon the body sheet 10 at the juncture of the transverse edge 12' and the longitudinal edges 11, 11, each layer lying with an apex of the configuration extending upwardly and inwardly from the juncture of the edges. The cohesive layer extends along the entire edge of each end of the pocket so as to insure that no openings exist through which liquid may drain or particles may fall out. When the transverse edge 12' is folded upwardly as shown in Fig. 5, it forms an inner surface of the pocket 26. The body sheet 10 may be scored along the fold line 27 to facilitate the folding of the edge 12'.

Disposed upwardly and equidistantly from the fold line 27 are two additional layers of cohesive material 29, 29 in substantially triangular or diamond configuration extending upwardly and inwardly as a continuation of layers 28, 28. When the edge 12' is folded upwardly along fold line 27 and the cohesive layers 28, 28 are brought in registry with the cohesive layers 29, 29, respectively, the transverse edge 12' which forms the top edge of the pocket 26 is bowed outwardly from the body sheet 10 to form the pocket.

It is to be understood that the cohesive layers 28, 28

and 29, 29' need not be of triangular configuration since a strip of cohesive material or adhesive such as mucilage or the like may be employed in any desired configuration extending upwardly and inwardly at approximately a 45 angle from the puncture of longitudinal edges 11, 11 and transverse edge 12'. For best results it is preferred to have the cooperating cohesive layers extend an equal distance above and below the score line 27.

The principal feature in forming pocket 26 is to space the center port-ion of edge 12' away from the bib by folding the transverse edge 12 upwardly of the body sheet 10 and securing the entire inner edges of the pocket to the bib along a line inwardly and upwardly from the juncture of transverse edge 12' with the longitudinal edges 11, 11'.

It is intended that the patent shall cover by suitable expression in the appended claim whatever features of patentable novelty reside in the invention.

1 claim:

A one-piece disposable paper bib comprising a rectangular body sheet having lateral and longitudinal edges, a neck opening formed in said body sheet, a slit extending inwardly from one edge of said body sheet to said neck opening, a fold line on said body sheet parallel to and spaced from one of said lateral edges, a cohesive mass disposed on the upper surface of said body sheet along a line extending inwardly and upwardly from the juncture of said lateral edge with each of said longitudinal edges, each of said cohesive masses extending an equal distance on both sides of said fold line, the lateral edge portion of said body sheet adjacent said fold line forming a pocket when said edge portion is folded upwardly so that each of said cohesive masses on one side of said fold line is placed in contacting apposition to its respective cohesive mass on the other side of said fold line whereby the entire folded lateral edge portion, except at its terminal portions, is spaced from the upper surface of said body sheet.

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